1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1994–95 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png 150 Southeast Conference SEC 5 2 28–5 14–2 Rick Pitino 6th Jim O'Brien Winston Bennett Delray Brooks Rupp Arena SEC regular season and tournament champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Rick Pitino. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena. In the 1995 NCAA Tournament Kentucky was the #1 seed. The Wildcats advanced all the way to the Elite 8 before losing to North Carolina 74–61. Roster 1994 Kentucky Wildcats y y Tony Delk y 00 G 6 1 Jr Brownsville, TN Allen Edwards basketball y 3 G/F 6 5 Fr Miami, FL Jeff Sheppard y 15 G 6 4 So Peachtree City, GA Cameron Mills 21 G 6 3 Fr Lexington, KY Antoine Walker y 24 F 6 8 Fr Chicago, IL Walter McCarty y 40 F 6 11 So Evansville, IN Mark Pope y 41 C 6 10 Jr Bellevue, WA Rick Pitino (Massachusetts) Schedule no yes no no |- !colspan=11 style="background:#EEEEEE;"| Exhibition 11/9/1994 no yes Athletes in Action Rupp Arena Lexington, KY no 122–86 – 11/22/1994 no yes Lithuania Rupp Arena Lexington, KY no 114–81 – |- !colspan=12 |Regular Season 11/26/1994 no 4 yes Tennessee-Martin Rupp Arena Lexington, KY no 124–50 23,785 1–0 11/30/1994 no 3 yes Ohio 14 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY no 79–74 24,212 2–0 12/3/1994 no yes 3 yes UCLA 5 The Pond Anaheim, CA John R. Wooden Classic no 81–82 18,307 2–1 12/7/1994 no yes 7 yes Indiana Freedom Hall Louisville, KY no 73–70 19,825 3–1 12/10/1994 no 7 yes Boston University Rupp Arena Lexington, KY no 90–49 23,650 4–1 12/17/1994 no yes 6 yes Texas Tech Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH no 83–68 17,153 5–1 12/27/1994 no 5 yes Marshall Rupp Arena Lexington, KY no 116–75 23,782 6–1 1/1/1995 no yes yes 5 Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, KY no 86–88 19,841 6–2 01/04/1995 no 8 Auburn Rupp Arena Lexington, KY no 98–64 23,805 7–2 (1–0) 01/07/1995 no yes 8 South Carolina Frank McGuire Arena Columbia, SC no 80–55 10,582 8–2 (2–0) 01/10/1995 no yes 7 Florida 15 Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL no 83–67 11,902 9–2 (3–0) 01/14/1995 no 7 Georgia Rupp Arena Lexington, KY no 83–71 23,625 10–2 (4–0) 01/18/1995 no yes 5 Mississippi The Pyramid Memphis, TN JPS 82–65 12,073 11–2 (5–0) 01/21/1995 no 5 Vanderbilt Rupp Arena Lexington, KY no 81–68 23,222 12–2 (6–0) 01/25/1995 no 5 Tennessee Rupp Arena Lexington, KY no 69–50 23,427 13–2 (7–0) 01/29/1995 no yes 5 Arkansas 9 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR no 92–94 20,298 13–3 (7–1) 02/01/1995 no 6 South Carolina Rupp Arena Lexington, KY no 90–72 22,974 14–3 (8–1) 02/05/1995 no 6 yes Syracuse 10 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY no 77–71 24,255 15–3 02/08/1995 no yes 5 Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN JPS 68–48 20,118 16–3 (9–1) 02/12/1995 no yes 5 yes Notre Dame Joyce Athletic Center Notre Dame, IN no 97–58 11,418 17–3 02/14/1995 no 4 Mississippi State 23 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY no 71–76 24,125 17–4 (9–2) 02/18/1995 3:00 p.m. JPS 4 Florida Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 87–77 24,320 18–4 (10–2) 02/21/1995 no yes 6 Alabama 20 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL no 72–52 15,043 19–4 (11–2) 02/25/1995 no yes 6 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN no 71–60 15,208 20–4 (12–2) 03/01/1995 no yes 5 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA no 97–74 10,523 21–4 (13–2) 03/04/1995 no 5 Louisiana State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY no 127–80 24,325 22–4 (14–2) |- !colspan=12| 1995 SEC tournament 03/10/1995 no yes 3 E1 Auburn W4 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Quarterfinals JPS 93–81 26,049 23–4 03/11/1995 no yes 3 E1 Florida E3 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Semifinals JPS 86–72 28,966 24–4 03/12/1995 no yes 3 E1 Arkansas 5 W1 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Championship Game JPS, ESPN 95–93 OT 30,067 25–4 |- !colspan=12| 1995 NCAA tournament (Tournament seeding in parentheses) 03/16/1995 no yes yes 2 1 SE Mount St. Mary's 16 SE The Pyramid Memphis, TN First Round CBS 113–67 19,120 26–4 03/18/1995 no yes yes 2 1 SE Tulane 9 SE The Pyramid Memphis, TN Second Round CBS 82–60 19,120 27–4 03/23/1995 no yes yes 2 1 SE Arizona State 16 5 SE Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL Sweet Sixteen CBS 97–73 17,458 28–4 03/25/1995 yes yes 2 1 SE North Carolina 4 2 SE Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL Elite Eight CBS 61–74 17,721 28–5 http://www.bigbluehistory.net/ Home bigbluehistory.net Rankings 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Team players drafted into the NBA No one from the Wildcats was claimed in the 1995 NBA draft.http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1995 1995 NBA Draft on Databasebasketball.com 2012-04-30 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20120706030528/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1995&lg=N 2012-07-06 References Kentucky Kentucky Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Wild Wild Category:Long stubs with short prose